v.c., okubuza, okubuiilira obubi.

okugombya, okuvvuunula obubi.

okukyamya, okubuza, okuwubyawubya.

okunyoola.

okusalaganya.

okusubwa, okukuba busu. m. one another, okubulaŋŋana, okubaŋŋana. m. fire, okukongoba, okukatala. m. a day, okwosa. mis-shapen, kikulekule.

obubaka, minsani.

omusomesa, omumi nsani.

ebbaluwa.

olufu, kalenge.

ekisobyo, ensobi.

make a, okusobya, okuwumira, okuwubirwa.

omukyala, mugole; as int., nnyabo!

adj., a lufu.

okwonoona, okujaajamya.

e- always plur. (mu/mi) the period of the reign of Kabaka Ssuuna.

e- see omutala.

e- plur. of omutawaana, q.v.

okukkakkanya, okusaanyii kiriza.

e- always plur. (mu/mi) head of the bed, headboards of the bed. also as adv. akasomero akali emitwetwe wa Kampala, a small school which is north of Kampala, cf. omutwe.

e- adv. emivvuunuko w'olusozi, over/beyond the hill. cf. vvuunuka.

okutabula, okugoya, okukologa, okuyimbakanya, okuvuluga. m. up a message, okugombya.

lit. to cause to swallow (fresh) air, i.e., to kill. cf. akamiro, ekimiro, emmizi, omumiro, omumizi: mirungula.

q.v.

e- plur. (mu /mi) dung.

nnyimye) v.tr. refuse to give; grudge; withold. Ebintu ng'ebyo osaana kubimma mazzi. You should never say anything about these matters, lit. you should withhold water from them.

e- (n/n) [Sw., Ar.] wealth; possessions; money.

e- (n/h) [Eng., Heb.~] manna.

e- (n/h or la) ostrich.

e- (n/n) mudfish, Clarias mossambicus. cf. obumale.

e- (n/h) lungfish (kind of long, eelshaped fish), Protoperus aethiopicus. Ekika ky'Emmamba, the Lungfish Clan. Omulya mmamba aba omu, n'avumaganya ekika. ft>rov.) He who ate the lungfish (and thereby violates a taboo) is one, (but) he brings the whole clan into disrepute. The evil of one can be the undoing of many. cf. aka- bamba.

e- (n/n) swelling of the glands, adenitis.

e* plur. of olubambo, q.v.

e- (n/h) dawn. Emmambya yali eri kumpi okusala. It was almost dawn, lit. dawn was near to cutting.

e- (n/n) vagina.

e- (n/h) chest, bosom.

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

e- (n/n) spirit medium; oracle, person through whom a lubaale speaks, ku- gatta na mmandwa mngugu, to do something risky; to involve oneself with someone who is unreliable. Sigatta na mandwa mugu- gu. I have no dealings with him. I am suspicious of him. cf. bandwa.

e- adv. below, down below; over there, cf. ekyemmanga, wammanga.

e- plur. of olubanga, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. akabangala.

cf. nnyina.

e- as an adv. at the back of the house; in the rear, behind, emmanju waffe, behind us. emmanju w'olubiri, behind the palace, at the rear of the palace, oluggi •Jin'ciumaiiju, ilic back uuor. cf. enju.

e- (n/n) dugout canoe; vat in which beer is kept; bibl. manger, cf. ebbanvu, ekibanvu.

e- (n/n) trap for larger animals. cf. akamasu.

e- also occurs as mailo (n/n) special category of landed property. (The mailo system, providing for the confirmation of ownership and allotment of land, was devised at the beginning of the century), omu- kubi wa mmayiro, surveyor, okukuba emma- yiro, to survey, contr. mayiro.

e- (n/n) described in previous dictionaries as: sternum, sternal cartilage; pit of the stomach; internal bodily part. It is now used almost always in a figurative sense: heart, soul, seat of the emotions. It occurs in hundreds of phrases and expressions of which the following is a sampling: mu ngeri ya kawanika mmeeme, in a frightening way. kwekuba mmeeme, to reconsider, emmeeme n'enfa, and my heart sank/I was utterly distressed. Nze emmeeme yangwa wala. I became very depressed. Otukubye wala emmeeme. You have really given us a scare. Emmeeme yamudda mu nteeko. He felt relieved, lit. his heart went back in place, ow'emmeeme etawaana amangu, one who is easily nauseated. Emmeeme entye- muse. 1 am terribly anxious/concerned/ shocked. Kino kyali ng'ekyawanula emmeeme ye. This seemed to relieve him/ calm him down. Emmeeme katale, ky'esiima ky'egula. (prov.) The heart is like going to market — it buys what it wants. Emmeeme gy'esula, ebigere gye bikeera. fprov.J Where the heart sleeps is where the feet- go in the morning, i.e., when you sleep with the intention of doing something, that is what you do. Emmeeme etefumba kigambo ekwo- geza munno ky'atagenda kwerabira. (prov.) lit. The heart which does not fashion well the spoken word makes you say what your friend will never forget. The spoken word can never be retracted.

e- (n/n) [Ste., Eng. mail] steamer, steamship; ship.

e- (n/n) CSu>., Port.] table.

e- (n/n) with or without the -a of rel. forceful, strong, aggressive, daring; distinguished, emmekete y omusajja or omusajja emmekete, a daring, aggressive man.

e- (n/n) crust on burnt food. cf. bemba.

e- (n/n) emmese emmende, pigmy field mouse, cf. olubende.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

e- (n/n) food. Yamumaza emmere. He killed him, lit. made him finish (his) food. Taggya mmere ku mumwa. He is always eating, kutunula ng'emmere eremye abagenyi, to look terrible, appear to be in bad shape (of persons), lit. look like the food left over from the guests, cf. mera, obumere.

be refused, etc.

e- (n/n) rare large heap.

e- (n/n) kind of tree which produces a deadly poison, Spondianthus ugandensis; poison (produced by the tree). It is also called muttambuzi, lit. it kills the goats.

e- (stem-bindi) (n/h) pipe ( for smoking), bukya luba nga luba lwa mmindi, for a very long time, kwogera bikulire nga mmindi, to speak with the wisdom of experience. Omwenge oguli eri n'ow'emmindi asena. There is a tremendous quantity of beer over there, lit. the one with a pipe draws (some). Tolikula olibnmba mmindi/ You are not going to grow up molding pipes, i.e., are you going to behave like a child all your life? cf. akabindi, ekibindi, olubindi.

mmisa appl. & caus. 2 of mma, q.v.

etc.

E- (n/h) Rom. Cath. mass.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet; taciturn; withdrawn, introverted; discreet; restrained, temperate, abantu abatalina mitima gya mmizi, people who show no restraint. ebibuuzo ebitaliimu mmizi, meaningless/ pointless question, cf. mira.

adj. highly skilled, very proficient, expert. Abaana be bonna mmo mu kuyimba. All of his children are very good at singing.

e- (n/n) kind of larva which attacks ntula or njagi fruit.

e- (n/n) vagabond, wanderer; stranger; foreigner; homeless/stateless person. cf. bomboka.

e- (n/n) stupid/foolish person, kutta mmome, to kill (a person or animal uiho is incapable of s elf-defens e).

q.v.

e- (n/n) serval cat.

African trypanosomiasis, cf. bongoota.

e- (n/n) [Eng. ] automobile, car. nnamba y'emmotoka, license plate.